The doors of local schools are once again open, and plans are being finalized for Labor Day get-a-ways and gatherings, which, in Burbank, are annual signs that it is time for the Burbank Emblem Club to stage one last summer fundraiser.

Although over the years the relationship between Israel and the United Nations has been somewhat rocky due to the Palestinian issue, 32 nations, including the United States, in late July sent a letter to a U.N. committee asking that the body recognize...

SAN MARINO — With Labor Day over it was time to jump into the pool and get down to business as Burbank High opened its boys' water polo season on the road against San Marino in a nonleague contest.
The Bulldogs started strong in Coach Zeb Jenkins'...

With construction on a major overhaul of Verdugo Park pool keeping demand high, Burbank will divert nearly $46,000 to extend the aquatic season at McCambridge Park for an additional five weeks.
The City Council unanimously agreed to extend the swim...

Good morning, readers. Today is Thursday, August 9. Feeling hot? Good news: Dozens of public Los Angeles pools will remain open through Labor Day.
Many were slated to close next week, but the heat wave pushed the City Council to keep them open. Daily...

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Good morning, readers. Today is Sunday, August 26 — the last weekend before Labor Day. Summer is slowly winding down.
A good deed doesn't go unpunished in Los Angeles. The families of the two good Samaritans electrocuted Wednesday in Valley Village will get bills from the fire department, reports City News Service. "We can't decide who's innocent, who gets a bill and who doesn't," spokesman Brian Humphrey told CNS.
The driver who caused the Valley Village accident is from Glendale. His sister said...

With the kids back in school, and Labor Day less than two weeks away, the Burbank Emblem Club squeezed in one last summer fundraiser by staging their annual fashion show luncheon at the Burbank Elks Lodge on Saturday. Presented under the theme "Summer Daze," My Fair Lady Outlet teamed up with Dressed Up! of Tarzana to provide the afternoon's fashions.
Welcomed by the organization's president, Mary Hoffman, and event co-chairwomen, Elaine Paonessa and Barbara Maslyk, members and guests enjoyed...

CITY HALL — Life in downtown Burbank is about to get a whole lot funnier.
The City Council has approved a business-assistance loan for Flappers Comedy Club to take over a vacant restaurant at Magnolia Boulevard and First Street. Councilman David Gordon was the lone dissenter.
The $190,000 loan agreement with the Burbank Redevelopment Agency would transform the defunct Romano's Macaroni Grill into a 1920s-style room with two stages, a restaurant and full bar. Owners Barbara Holliday and Dave...

Several early reviews of Jason Reitman's “Men, Women & Children” compare it to Paul Haggis' “Crash”: For fans of the latter, the comparisons are meant to show the inferiority of Reitman's film. For those (like me) who found “Crash” mechanical and contrived, the mere mention of Haggis' film is used as a convenient critical cudgel: “Hey, if you thought that piece of cheese was brilliant, you'll be in Velveeta heaven with this one!”
Comparison may be an...

Cabrini Literary Guild members look forward to their membership tea each year. Besides kicking off their new year, the tea brings in new members as well.
In spite of many groups losing members, Cabrini keeps attracting them. Their Garden Tea at the La Cañada home of Connie Alamdari was no exception. About a dozen prospective members mingled with some 70 seasoned members on this past Thursday.
"We've had a resurgence of members. There are many new members and potential members here," said Mary Andrade,...

Eight people were arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol during a sobriety checkpoint in Glendale at the start of Labor Day weekend — the highest number of DUI arrests at a local checkpoint so far this year, police said.
The operation was conducted at the intersection of Brand Boulevard and Vassar Street from 7 p.m. on Friday through 2 a.m. Sunday, Glendale Police Sgt. Craig Tweedy said.
Of the 1,700 vehicles that passed through, 856 of them were stopped and 27...

I
got the call at about 11 p.m. Tuesday night.
"Drayman is out," said the voice on the other end of the line. "Keep me out of it, but I think Drayman is out."
After years of investigations, thousands of hours of work by police and prosecutors, court delay after court delay, the infamous John Drayman, the Pony Ride Kid, the Montrose Mafioso, got just eight days in the gray bar hotel.
At the time of his indictment in 2012, prosecutors claimed that he stole between $304,000 and $880,000 from the...